GRE Word List
MALADROIT
lacking adroitness : inept
The meaning of the word maladroit is lacking adroitness : inept.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sportive | frolicsome |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |